Instructions for Authors
Scope and Purpose
The Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism (JCA) focuses on the multiple and changing manifestations of antisemitism in the contemporary world. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, secular and religious antisemitism, antisemitism on the left and the right of the political spectrum, and antizionism.
We invite scholars from disciplines across the social sciences and humanities to submit: 1) original research articles reporting qualitative or quantitative research data; 2) conceptual or theoretical articles; 3) research notes; 4) book reviews; 5) personal perspectives; and 6) accounts of or responses to academic controversies within the field of antisemitism studies. Contributions from activists and independent scholars are very welcome.
The Journal is run by an international team of editors and is rigorously peer-reviewed. Its aim is to provide a forum in which scholars from diverse political and intellectual backgrounds can analyze, debate, and formulate effective responses to the ever-evolving and insidious threat of antisemitism.
Submitting Your Article Manuscript
JCA generally publishes articles of 5,000–10,000 words of text, including notes. Research Notes should be between 2,000–5,000 words. Longer submissions are welcome but please contact the editors to discuss this prior to submitting your manuscript.
Articles must be submitted as electronic file attachments in Microsoft Word format.
As articles are peer-reviewed anonymously, your article should be submitted without any identifying information (your name, institutional affiliation, or references to previous publications (e.g., “see my chapter…”). Only the title should appear on the title page.
All articles that are accepted must be revised to conform to the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style prior to publication.
When you submit a manuscript to JCA we will take it to imply that the manuscript has not already been published or submitted elsewhere. If similar or related work has been published or submitted elsewhere, then you must provide a copy with the submitted manuscript. You may not submit your manuscript elsewhere while it is under consideration at JCA.
To submit an article, or ask a question about the submission process, please send a message to jca@academicstudiespress.com.
Submitting Your Book Review Manuscript
JCA generally publishes book reviews of approximately 2,500–4,500 words of text. Do NOT include endnotes.
Reviews must be submitted as electronic file attachments in Microsoft Word format.
All reviews that are accepted must be revised to conform to the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style prior to publication, with the following exceptions:
Quotations from the book being reviewed should be followed by the page number in brackets. For example: Jane Smith notes in the fourth chapter that “Boston is the largest city in Massachusetts.” (321)
In lieu of footnotes or endnotes, internal mentions of other publications should be formatted parenthetically as follows: (see for example, Hannah Johnson, Blood Libel: The Ritual Murder Accusation at the Limit of Jewish History, [University of Michigan Press, 2012])
Include bibliographic information about the book at the head of the review as follows: Contemporary Left Antisemitism. By David Hirsh. Routledge, 2017. 176 pages. £16.99.
Include your name and institution at the end of the review.
To submit a review, or ask a question about the submission process, please send a message to jca@academicstudiespress.com.
Formatting
Block quotations should be indented evenly.
Make certain that sub-headings within the article are marked clearly.
Quotations should be indicated with double, and not single, quotation marks.
Spell “antisemitism,” “antisemite,” “antizionism,” and “antizionist” without a hyphen, except when the original spelling in a quote or in a publication title contains a hyphen.
Dates should be formatted in month/day/year style, e.g.: April 6, 2015
Preparing Your Accepted Manuscript for Submission
For articles only: Along with your revised manuscript that conforms to the style and formatting guidelines below, please include a revised title page that includes your name, institutional affiliation, email address, and mailing address; a 150-word abstract of the article; a 75-word biographical sketch.
JCA follows the most recent edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (currently, the seventeenth edition). All references should follow Chicago Style’s “Notes and Bibliography” documentation system, with the exception of book reviews (see above). Please consult the Manual for any specific questions (in most cases, you should have free access to the online Manual through your library).
Transliteration
JCA asks that you use the Encyclopedia Judaica system for transliterating Hebrew.
In transliteration, a straight apostrophe is sometimes used to represent Hebrew Ayin or Aleph. Please make certain that the same symbol is used consistently whenever Ayin/Aleph appear.
Above all, please make sure that a single transliteration system is used uniformly in your manuscript.
Permissions
Permissions, for print and digital content, including images, are to be acquired by the author. JCA is happy to provide any necessary documentation required to arrange for permissions. If you need to quote extensively from other works or wish to include other copyrighted material, you should seek permission (in writing) from the copyright holder. In most cases this will be the publisher of the original work; the author or originator of the original material should be asked for permission as well. Authors are responsible for taking care of reproduction fees, if any.
Images
Line art (e.g. line drawings, maps, and diagrams) should be submitted either in TIFF format with a minimum resolution of 1200 dpi or in EPS format. Photographs should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi and should be submitted in TIFF or JPEG format.
Include a list of captions to illustrations, diagrams, maps etc. Numbers should clearly indicate to which photograph each caption belongs. Credit and permissions information should be included in the captions.
Tables and figures should be submitted with the manuscript as separate files.
Copyediting and Proofreading
Once you receive your copyedited manuscript, you will have ten working days to review and return your article. You will also have ten working days to review and return your proofs.
If you have any questions about submitting or revising any part of your manuscript, please contact jca@academicstudiespress.com.
Open Access
Academic Studies Press is committed to helping researchers publish, distribute, and advertise their work in digital format for a broad readership. Articles published in Open Access undergo rigorous peer-review and appear alongside other articles in the print edition of the journal.
Academic Studies Press publishes articles Open Access under the terms of Creative Commons Licenses. Our standard license, the CC BY-NC, allows readers to excerpt and share your work for non-commercial purposes (such as a lecture or blog-post) so long as you are properly cited. Other licenses forbid any derivatives from being made of your work (e.g., CC BY-NC-ND), while others allow substantive changes and commercial reuse (e.g., CC BY). We are happy to help you select the license that is most appropriate for your article and meets the requirements of your institution or funding agency.
Learn more about Open Access costs and the institutions and agencies that fund Open Access publishing here.